Category Archives: Relationship
God’s Truth I
‘All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work’ 2 Tim.3:16-17.
We can never thank God enough for the gift of His Word. God inspires all scripture and it’s useful to teach us what is true. To make us realize what is wrong with our lives so that we can make corrections. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. You can rely on God’s Word for clarification on any and every subject. Today we will be treating a question that is bothering a lot of people in today’s world. Are people born homosexuals? There is a current trend in the world today that some people are born Read the rest of this entry
Upright Word
‘Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body’ 1Cor.6:18
I have encountered a couple of people who are faced with the temptation of sexual sin. Quite a number of men today are being seduced by their best friend’s wife and vice versa. Some initially start out trying to resist the temptation but as time passes, they realize that resisting sexual sin is tougher than most people think. What should you do? Three simple words answer this question – RUN, RUN, RUN! When it comes to the devil, the Bible says submit to God, then resist the devil and he will flee from you. But when it comes to Read the rest of this entry
The Same
‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever’ Heb.13:8
Jesus the express image of the invisible God rode into Jerusalem. There was so much celebration and people were laying down their cloths. However, way back, an event took place that can be likened to the one that took place in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. There was a time when the Jews went to battle carrying the ark of God. The ark of God signifies the manifest presence of God amongst His people. Yet today Jesus says ‘where two or three are gathered together in My Name there I am in their midst’. They carried the ark to Read the rest of this entry
Grow Relational Roots V
‘Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest’ Prov.19:22
The sixth and final step to growing relational roots is to demonstrate loyalty. Wikipedia.com defines loyalty as ‘faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause’. ‘Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest’. Loyalty will grow your relational root. Loyalty is usually
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Grow Relational Roots IV
“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for He is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked’ Luke 6:35
Just be nice, as simple as that! This is the fifth step to growing relational roots. In 1Sam.30:10-20, David saw an Egyptian man that was sick and had been left to die for three days. At that time David had lost his wives, children, everything he had. So he should really have no time for such an Egyptian man Read the rest of this entry
Grow Relational Roots III
‘Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!’ Ruth 1:17
The deeper your commitment, the deeper your roots. I know this is a very tough bone to swallow but this is the reality of life. It is easy to gloss over things and say all is well with every one. But we all need to face the reality of life. God has put you in that relationship. How does God want you to respond? Read the rest of this entry
Grow Relational Roots II
‘But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God’ Ruth 1:16.
The fourth step to growing relational roots is to be deliberate about your commitment. Your roots will grow as far as your commitment grows. Your roots relationally cannot grow deeper than your commitment. The deeper your commitment, the deeper your roots. Even in your office, the more your Read the rest of this entry
Grow Relational Roots I
‘A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly’ Prov.18:24a [KJV]
We have established that the first step to growing relational roots is to qualify your relationships. The second step is to be the right person in the relationship. Everybody is looking at the other person to be the right person in the relationship. The husband wants his wife to be the right wife, and vice Read the rest of this entry
Qualify Your Relationships II
‘Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn…’ Dan.6:4
Today we will examine the remaining two relationship categories.
Comrades are not necessarily for you, they are not for what you are for, but rather they are against what you are against. It is the common enemy that has drawn them to you. If you erroneously take your comrade and make them your constituent or confidant you are going to run into problems. For instance Read the rest of this entry
Qualify Your Relationships I
‘Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David told him what his father was planning…’ 1Sam. 19:1-2b
Your first step in growing relational roots is to qualify your relationships. It is based on the Spirit guided groupings that you know how to go about growing roots in various relationships. T.D. Jakes in his message highlighted three categories of relationships, which are very powerful. And I have added a fourth one based on the African consciousness of spiritual warfare. Every one in your life falls into one of these four categories, you need to discern them and relate properly.
Confidants are people that are for you. Your confidants are loyal to you as a person. With your confidant you do not need to explain your reason for specific actions. Whereas with people who are not your confidants, you need justify every step you take. Your confidants may not really understand your vision, they may not understand what you are doing, and they may actually think you are crazy but they are still for you. We all need people like this in our lives. Your confidant is the closest relationship you will ever have. It is the relationship you should treasure the most. Erroneously a lot of us think our confidants are those we tell our secrets to. The truth is that some of us have told our secrets to our enemies without knowing. Your secrets should be with your confidant. Your confidants are for you no matter what.
Constituents are not necessary for you but they are for what you are for. The reason they are with you is because of where you are going. The day you change direction, their direction will also change. Unfortunately many of us have grown to love our constituents and we erroneously think they are confidants. This is why we get bruised and wounded when they choose to part ways with us. Your constituents are not really for you; they are for what you are for. And as long as it can benefit them, they will stay with you. The moment it stops being of benefit to them, they will check out.
Prayer: Precious Spirit of God I ask for the grace to discern accurately the people around me. Guide me as I grow relational roots in this season, in Jesus Name.
